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Interesting read and it is very sad that he has had to virtually hide his true feeling for such a long time just so that he could do the job he wanted.
This is still a very grey area in the football world and also in quite a number of sports.

There is no easy answer because there will always be those people around who will be homophobic, just as there will always be those around who are racist. It is certainly easier for many people to be themselves than it is for those like Thomas Beattie.